I will say.. how does this compute with those adamant about the # of PC releases coming out from Sony this year?
@ethomaz @Yurinka
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This is exactly what I thought when I saw it.
This graph matches with 2 mobile games, 4 PC ports, 8 PS4+PS5 games, 8 PS5 games for the current fiscal year. Which considering they plan to release PSVR2 early this year (so pretty likely before April, inside the current fiscal year would make sense to have several 1st and 2nd party PSVR2 in that list).
It would also match with 1 mobile, 2 PC, 4 PS4+PS5, 4 PS5 but we know they are releasing more than that. It would also match with 3 mobile games, 6 PC, 12 PS4+PS5, 12 PS5 but that would be an insane amount of console releases and I think isn't realistic. Same goes with 4 mobile games, 8 PC ports, 16 PS4+PS5 and 16 PS5: it isn't realistic.
So now, how do they count their PC ports to count 4 releases? As far as we know they'll have Spider-Man, Spider-Man Morales, Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection, Sackboy. This is the way it fits.
If they would have counted separatedly the Uncharted games separatedly, then they would be 5 so there wouldn't be room for Sackboy. Same goes as if they are counting the Spider-Man together as they were originally released on PS: in that case there would be room for another PC port to be released this fiscal year (TLOUP1 or Returnal?).
Same goes with FY2025: 5 mobile games, 7 PC ports and 14 PS5 only releases is the only proportion that matches and makes sense. But well, 2025-2026 releases are so far so these estimations could very likely change. It isn't like their numbers for the current year, where they should know pretty much what they are going to release (even if always some delay may happen).
I know at least one of those users is already trying to spin it LOL
It isn't spinning anything. That graph is a fact. And to assume that the proportion means 2 mobile, 4 pc ports, 16 console games (including VR and 2nd party) for this fiscal year is the only realistic option, even generous because you don't see a 1st party releasing 16 console releases on a fiscal year frequently, but could fit including there the PSVR2 release and assuming they'll have several 1st and 2nd party releases for the launch and first weeks.